You’ve seen them before—the sleek, high-velocity darlings that light up ballistic charts like a fireworks display. On paper, ...

The Long Game is a new series designed to improve your long-range-shooting skills. This story is the first installment. A basic understanding of external ballistics is something all shooters of every ...

In my last column, I detailed how to prepare your rifle for the sighting-in or zeroing process. Zeroing is the procedure used to align or synchronize your weapon’s point-of-aim with the bullet’s point ...

Another way of looking at trajectory is based on flight time, and the 7mm Backcountry bullet will get to 500 yards about 8% faster than the 7mm PRC. Recoil is a very subjective thing that depends on ...

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I have been chastised lately by some readers saying I have not been doing enough gun-related columns. I hope this makes up for some of it, though admittedly it will not please the ...